the middle place

How does it feel to be in your ‘middle’ place? Since I moved out it was already four and a half months. Not much. I agree. However, it seems like forever. I will say it again – thanks to the great surrounding, my hard work to organize life pretty quickly and my luck. Since this is my third country to live in, I was wondering how would it be to be back in my ‘second’ home (?). The time has come…

I am back at the Heathrow & the familar smell of dumpness hit my nostrils again.

It felt weird. Weirdly good and just weird. Inside I felt some kind of calmness. I was in the place well known to me. Something that was my world for over two years. Culture. People. Nature. City. Rush. The language used around was familiar. I even heard some polish people talking. I felt closer to my Friends. Saw few familiar brands. Typical English pubs. British people in shorts in 10° C. Girls full of makeup. Any age range sitting in the pub laughing with their mates. The same grey sky that almost never changes. A bit of a light wind and a chill on your face.

It didn’t feel like home though. Felt like something inbetween. Inbetween Poland and Italy. Like a short passage I did in order to find my place. Something that is needed but doesn’t seem like a real thing.

After getting to the hotel and realizing – I am back home tomorrow! – I was back to normal. Good to see some familiar faces from the past but feels even better to be back in present – Italy.

Now sitting on the plane, I am realizing one very typical thing for expats…

It is not due to the time, you start calling a place your Home. You either feel it from the start or you just move forward.

Hey Klaudia, I found your blog on Instgram and have read a few of your posts. I moved from London to Frankfurt last year and can relate to and understand so much of what you write about, especially solo travel, using different words and ‘home’. Keep writing, it’s good to be able to relate to another blog so well 🙂
Alisahttp://www.alisajordanwrites.com

Hi Alisa! Thank you very much for your words! It really means a lot and I am very happy you can relate to my adventures. I will definitely go through your posts over the weekend and we will be in touch 🙂 I am extremely happy that blog allows me to meet such great and open-minded people. I used to live in Nottingham, so we were not that far away from each other! If you ever are in Italy – LET ME KNOW! 🙂 Enjoy your evening and speak soon! 🙂 Kla